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Was Little Changed in August

Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Aug. 15, 2005 8:40 a.m. ET

NEW YORK -- Manufacturing activity in the New York Federal Reserve district was little changed in August, with the overall index holding close to its high level recorded in the prior month with a fresh reading of 23.04 compared with 23.91 in July.

The index had temporarily dipped into negative territory in May, the first such reading after 25...